I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.

As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.

Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.